I’ll be honest. I enjoyed and agreed with most of this article by Tim Rogers about everything thats wrong with Japan. Something I like to call “Japan Rage.” Caused by living in Japan way too long for your own good. Tim is a classic example of this, and I quote from his article:
STOP APOLOGIZING TO ME
So yesterday, at my favorite used book store: a guy held a mouthpiece and spoke over the PA, repeating the same message for the duration of my perplexed wandering: “DEAR HONORABLE CUSTOMERS: THERE IS NO EXCUSE: IT IS WITH GRAVE FEAR IN OUR HEARTS THAT WE APOLOGIZE SINCERELY FOR MOVING EVERYTHING IN THE STORE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK THE NEAREST EMPLOYEE.” It’s like, man — “really good at apologizing” is a shitty thing to write on a culture’s resume. Why not try avoiding the situations where you’d normally have to apologize?
The only thing I didn’t agree with him about is the little sticker stores put on drinks you buy. That just makes complete sense to me in every which way. I wish I could import the sticker thing back to America with me.
But besides that one point, I have to agree, and I’m kind of happy to be returning to my homeland of Wisconsin in a month. Japan is a great place to spend some time in, but it’s a very difficult place to make your life.
Well my fun filled journey in Japan is coming to an end. Oh yes, thats right, I’m going home. I have exactly one month before I head back to the great state of Wisconsin to join the “real world” and leave this weird place behind.
To answer some quick questions that you might have.
- I’m leaving April 4th.
- I’m going to Wisconsin.
- Hopefully going to grad school in the fall.
- No, I will not send you free Japanese stuff.
- Yes, I will keep blogging.
- I may in fact try my hands at SCUBA diving in the Great Lakes.
- Yes, I will in fact miss Japan, but am happy to be returning home.
I think that covers everything right now. I’m currently attempting to pack up my life into little boxes, as well as trying to fit in a small adventure or two before I head out of this country.
March 4th, 2010
4:02 pm
From Fujiyodhida
A rainy rainy day. Nothing to see, and I didn’t even want to venture outside to take a photo. I’m just glad it’s not snowing.
March 1st, 2010
4:42 pm
From Fujiyoshida
A very cloudy day, but a nice view of Fuji. Some fun cloud formations happened during the day.
February 28th, 2010
1:34 pm
From Fujiyoshida
It was a very warm day. You could see little clouds coming up from Fuji. Quite fun.
